Dinanath Mangeshkar Prize 2016 bestowed upon Ranveer & Sanjay

Dinanath Mangeshkar Prize 2016 bestowed upon Ranveer & Sanjay

Dinanath Mangeshkar prize will be conferred upon filmmaker Sanjay Leela Bhansali and actorRanveer Singh. The award will be presented during an event on April 24 that is scheduled to be held in Pune.

In order to commemorate Pandit Dinanath Mangeshkar’s death anniversary, ever year Mangeshkars honour the finest artistes in India.

The award carries monetary award of 101001 rupees, a memento and a citation.

About Deenanath Mangeshkar:

1900 born Deenanath Mangeshkar was a well-known Marathi theatre actor, a renowned Natya Sangeet musician and a Hindustani classical vocalist.

He is also the father of well-known singers Lata Mangeshkar, Asha Bhosle, and Usha Mangeshkar as well as composers Hridayanath Mangeshkar and Meena Khadikar.

About Ranveer Singh

1985 born Ranveer Singh Bhavnani completed his bachelor’s degree from Indiana University, Bloomington. After returned to India he made his debut in 2010 with a leading role in romantic comedy Band Baaja Baaraat.